An epic winter snowstorm is about to hit the East Coast and the Midwest, where I live. It’s a little unclear what’s going to happen, but the forecasts are kind of worrisome: A couple of inches of snow atop rain that’s been falling on and off all day, then 60-mph winds that will bring an… Continue reading

I’ve been obsessed lately about holes in brick walls.In the 116-year-old building I work in, there are a lot of them. It seems like every one has a story. This building was first occupied in 1906, four years before my oldest grandparent was born. It’s along the river and part of this region’s long industrial… Continue reading